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Show Common bond forged, vomen's meet told The women's movement has forged a common bond among American women. Marvella Bayh, wife of Indiana Sen. Birch Bayh, told about 3,fJO0 business women today. The women, members of the American Women's Association, are meeting in the Salt Palace and other Salt Lake locations for their 28th convention. Mrs. Bayh, said the movement has had a slow but telling effect on some areas of womens involvement, but other areas of inequality remain to be overcome. While history concentrates on the contributions of the Founding Fathers, she said, many women participated either directly or indirectly in the founding of America. They boycotted British goods, made guns and saltpeter, and a few bound up their bosoms and went to war." Martha Washington was among those who chose to follow the armies, Mrs. Bayh said. Her husband, George, however, discouraged the practice, ordering women to remain with the baggage and not take up space on wagons. Women contributed significantly to the westward movement of the nation, and the Suffragettes made a lasting mark on American politics, she said. Today's woman can continue the movement toward full equality by supporting the Kquul Rights Amendment, Mrs. Bayh said. We want the power of our own business women at S.L. convention. individuality, with freedom of choice and options among which to choose. Beauty and brains can go together, she said She cited some of the statistics which indicate women still suffer from discrimination in the job market : 74 percent of the male workers earn more than women; only 5.3 percent of working women earn more than $15,000 per year; 15 million mothers work: 7s million of them are heads of households with the burden of rearing DESERET NEWS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 to bridge gap For the past few years, she has actively pursued a career of her own and participated in many facets of the drive for women's equality, "I am now a more complete, happy person, she said. Gov. Scott Matheson, informally dressed for a helicopter tour of the Escalante area immediately after his speech, stressed education as a means to promote the betterment of women's position in society. old-ag- e policy-makin- recommended the board be involved in the budget making process early enough to help set priorities. Barbara R. Burnett, also a board member, said however, that allocation of the additional $550,000 reflects the thinking of the board. The board has set the policy of more community based correction centers and setting up a y diagnostic center in the old St. Marks Hospital, she said. Milliken said he believes the allocations set by the staff made the best use of the money. Dr. Anthony Mitchell, executive director, Department of Social Services, was asked to discuss budget preparation. The entire department has been given increased workload and expansion money, he said. Each div ision has been asked to state its priorities for the money. The requests will then be submitted to Gov. Scott M. Matheson, Mitchell said. Gov. Matheson has specifically asked that budget requests show priorities, he said. Hughes and chairmen of the other social services boards have been invited to a Nov. 2 meeting the department budget will be presented. Mitchell said in a letter to the board chairmen that the department wants to discuss the budget with board members before meeting with the governor. Hughes said the board should stay out of administration and the staff should not make policy. Milliken, appointed to his position last summer, said that as he and his staff become better acquainted with the boards positions, policies will become better known. The board also discussed the women's facility citizens advisory jmmittee. The committee was established in 1973 and board members said Thursday they were unaware of the groups existence. Ackerlow said if the Board of Corrections has an advisory committee, then the board should have J U f. Generation barriers will fall Wednesday when Utah senior citizens go back to high school in 70 Plus in High School day. w All 88 Utah high schools have been asked to invite senior citizens to attend school in the program, coordinated by the State Board of Education but also including the state's private schools. "I look for the day, he said, when a woman need not be better qualified than a man for the same job. Until then, education must be made relevant and prepare women for real jobs." The fact that in Utah, as elsewhere in the U.S., women suffer a higher unemployment rate is indicative that education is failing to meet their needs. Gov. Matheson Guests will attend from 11 a m. to 1 p.m. Student body officers and members of high school organizations will serve as hosts and guides. The event has been held since 1974. The Legislature has designated "70 Plus in High School" day for the fourth Wednesday in October of each year. said. Prince Charming may turn out to be a frog. Women need to be able to compete in he the job market when that happens, continued, urging a realistic approach to jobs and job training. Saturday, delegates to the convention will elect national officers, including vice presidents to represent six national regions. NT .J Among those expected to visit high schools this year are former Utah Govs. Herbert B. Maw and J. Bracken Lee with their wives, and Mrs. Calvin L. Rampton. The association of youth and older people gives a great appreciation of the knowledge of each other, said Weldon C. Matthews. Many of these people haven't been to high school in over 50 years, he said. In fact, some have never been in a high school In their lives, having dropped out in their youth to help Corrections board criticizes staff Division of Corrections staff members have bypassed the Utah Board of Corrections in making some policy decisions, board members said Thursday. Some priorities have been made while preparing next years budget that are actually policy decisions. Board Chairman David Hughes said. The priorities were set without consulting with the board, he said. The issue arose during the board's monthly meeting held in the Department of Social Services building. The Board of Corrections is one of seven g boards over the Department of Social Services seven divisions. William Milliken, director, Division of Corrections, told the board the proposed new budget includes $550,000 for increased workload and new projects. The money would pay for additional staff members at a remodeled medium security dormitory at the Utah State Prison; community corrections y staff, including new employes to staff a diagnostic unit in the old St. Marks Hospital, expected to be in operation Dec. 1, evaluation, research and legal services. Although Hughes and other board members did not criticize the allocations, they objected to not being consulted. One project dropped from the budget was a proposed womens community corrections center in Ogden. The board has endorsed the concept of an Ogden center and has devoted considerable time to it and the womens facility at the state prison. Board member Mrs. Barbara G. Moore said the board has spent at least two meetings discussing women s correctional facilities. If a decision is made lo drop the Ogden proposal without the boards knowledge, those meetings may have been a waste of time, she said. Charles W. Ackerlow, another board member, g High schools vidual apart from my roles as wife and mother I decided if had the opportunity I would correct that situation." children alone. Widows and divorcees suffer particular inequality in areas of job training, economies, pension programs and benefits. Mrs. Bayh said. We need action, not talk" on such matters as state laws which discriminate in matters of property and wages, an appropriate sharing of home and work responsibilities in families where both husband and wife work and the rights of women to she said. be Homemaking should be recognized for its contribution to society, she said, and the homemaker should be recognized as a positive factor in economic processes. Her own devotion to the women's cause, she said, was a delayed reaction, coming at age 38 when she faced an illness which was potentially fatal. I realized my only regret was that 1 had never done my own thing, never earned a paycheck, never functioned as an indi 21, 1977 support their families, he said. appointed the members. Dave Franchina, director, women's facility, said membership on the committee was originally at his invitation. In a letter to Milliken, Franchina said, "To the best of my knowledge, serious attempts have been made to alert all concerned to the presence and activities of this committee and the availability of all minutes in all of my monthly reports since tills committees inception. "I asked Si (S. L. DiBella, board vice chairman) about it, and he didnt know about it, and I didn't, and were the two Hughes said. Ackerlow said he is uncomfortable with the idea of an advisory committee operating apparently independently of the corrections board. s, Driver kills himself A man being GREEN RIVER, Emery County pursued by the Green River marshal for driving a and shot and suspected stolen car pulled over on killed himself at 12:30 a.m. today. Marshal Benton Wilmot said by the time he reached the stopped vehicle, the driver had shot himself. The body was sent to the State Medical Examiners Office in Salt Lake City. Identification of the victim was still under investigation. Officers said it was not sure whether he was from Utah or Colorado. Emery County Deputy Sheriff Ron Simpson said Wilmot began to pursue the car when it went through Green River because it matched the description of one reported stolen earlier in Grand Junction, Colo. He said the car went through town and had gone about one mile west on when the driver pulled over and stopped. n r' Grandparents are encouraged to visit the high schools attended by their grandchildren. People may telephone schools for more Information. Matthews said the reason for holding the day in October is that the association lasts the entire year. Elderly people introduced to the schools during the day sometimes participate in Halloween, Christmas and other holiday celebrations, he said. Miss Ritzma Girl Scout to tour India A Salt Lake City Girl Scout will be one of six American Girl Scouts to study folk music and dance of a region of India for nearly a month. Ann Ritzma, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ritzma, 1155 E. 200 South, joined other scouts in New York City today for orientation before leaving for Sangam, India. The group also will tour New Delhi and other parts of India before returning Nov. 19. Miss Ritzma is a senior at Olympus High School and is president of the Girl Scouts planning board. She is a member of Troop 372 and was honored as a National Opportunity Scout in 1975. Botulism found in baby's honey : Botulism organisms have been isolated from honey consumed by a baby which had suffered from infant botulism, according to the Bureau of Disease Prevention, State Division of Health. The honey was processed and buttled in California. All other food specimens were negative. The bureau said California had previously identified botulism organisms in honey eaten by a baby who developed the illness. The Utah infant, who has now been released from the hospital and is doing well, was the third case of infant botulism identified in the state. Officials have said infant botulism differs from that affecting adults. The adult disease is caused by consuming botulism toxin. In the infant disease, the normally harmless botulism organism can apparent-l- y grow and produce toxin after being eaten by the baby. ' J - ' Liquor control panel told Murray tavern vithin law No state liquor laws are being violated at Caesers, 5142 S. State, the Citizens Advisory Council on Liquor Control was told today. Several members of Murrays Police Department told the council a juvenile occasionally is arrested in the tavern, but that is usually the result of false identification presented at the door. The council summoned the officers to a meeting in the Capitol after receiving complaints of juveniles being allowed inside. Attending the meeting were Chief Calvin Gillen, Lt. Ken Killian, Sgt. Paul Forbes and City Atty. Craig Kali. Killian said in three recent visits to Caesers only one juvenile was arrested. This is a good a business license, a Class B beer license, and Caesers almost any local consent to be a night, Killian said. private club. Although the establishHe said the biggest ment was intended as a problem is making certain the building is not private club, it couldnt overcrowded and pre- obtain a license because of the nearness to Murventing a traffic problem ray City Park. Owners on State Street. then asked that its nonGillen said he has profit charter be held in learned the tavern needs abeyance by the Lieutena liquor consumption ant Governors Office. license to comply with Caesers needs a constate law and the citys sumption license because license officer has patrons purchase their mailed the papers for liquor in a state liquor Caesers owners to com- store next door and take plete. it to Caesers to drink, Presently, Caesers has Killian said. record because of the large number of people in CTmem yomi mew esurs, 33 a waw dleaflenMp ten. tLllns The new B-- d FOP WtlKL Y POUP, TRASH MUST BE OUT MONDAY BY 78 Cadillacs and Oldsmobiles are so downright exciting to look at, they really deserve a showcase setting. Our new showroom isnt completely finished, but most of the clutter has been cleared away so at least were presentable. And well try to make up for the lack of glamour with the quiet, sensible, friendly kind of service that has been our trademark for thirty years. Cause Continued from l The resolution asks for disclosure of all campaign contributions of more than $50. All contributions, except for the personal time of volunteers, would be covered under the plan, Billings said. Salt Lake Mayor Ted Wilson will meet with other commissioners to determine a possible settlement of the issue before it is considered at 33 70C A M. ANYONE PUTTING TRASH OUT ON THf STPfFTS MOPE THAN 2 WthKS BtFOPE THE SCHEDULED PICK UP WIU. BE SUBJECT TO PROSK JTlON next Tuesdays commission meeting. WRIGHT Candidate night at Woods Cross WOODS CROSS A meet the candidate night for the Woods Cross city elections is scheduled Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. in South Bountiful Elementary School. 2385 S. 8th West. Candidates will speak and a question and answer period will follow. v!! Take 5 to the Midvale Exit (7 2nd South). 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